TNI top brass to hold meeting

TNI top brass to hold meeting

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Military (TNI) top brass will meet on
Wednesday in a leadership meeting at its headquarters in
Cilangkap, East Jakarta.

It will be the first plenary meeting of military
decisionmakers this year as the country braces for the elections.
The meeting also comes on the heels of the military offensive
against Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels.

TNI spokesman Col. D.J. Nachrowi said in a release that the
meeting would serve as a forum for the Army, Navy and Air Force
to articulate aspirations to TNI chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto.

Endriartono is expected to address the high-ranking officers
at the opening of the meeting at 8 a.m. The general will hold a
media conference to mark the close of the leadership meeting at 4
p.m. -- JP